Bob Vylan announce another last-minute gig amid post-Glastonbury investigations
The Ipswich-formed duo, who are completed by drummer Bobbie Vylan, are also being investigated by the Metropolitan Police for alleged comments in a video of their performance supporting Iggy Pop at Alexandra Palace in May.
In the video, Bobby Vylan appears to say: 'Death to every single IDF soldier out there as an agent of terror for Israel. Death to the IDF.'
Announcing the show at Bristol's Thekla venue, the band said on Instagram: 'Bristol tonight @theklabris ticket link in bio. On sale now.'
The new gig comes after the band posted a message on Instagram on Thursday saying 'where next?' following their London show.
At their performance at the 100 Club in Oxford Street on Wednesday, the singer told the crowd to stop the IDF chants as they could 'get me in trouble', before leading the crowd in chants of 'Free, free Palestine.'
The duo ended the gig by holding up a Palestinian flag, with Bobby Vylan telling the audience: 'We are a loving band, we love you lot for being here with us. We love the Palestinian people.
'Their strength, their resilience, their ability to keep on going in the face of it all is a beautiful and inspiring thing. So as hard as this week may have been for us, it has been nothing in comparison to what the Palestinian people are going through right now.
'That is where the attention should be. That is where the focus should be. That is where these politicians and media outlets should be focusing their attention right now, not on the words or the actions of a f****** punk band. It is ridiculous and it only speaks to the ridiculous state of this country right now.'
Following their Glastonbury performance, the band have had their US visas revoked, ahead of their US tour later this year, and were pulled from their Saturday headline slot at Radar festival in Manchester and from an upcoming performance at a German music venue.
Bob Vylan performing on the West Holts Stage during Glastonbury Festival (Yui Mok/PA)
Their agency United Talent Agency (UTA) has also reportedly dropped them following the comments, and appears to have removed the act from its official website.
The group issued a statement last week claiming they were being 'targeted for speaking up'.
Bob Vylan are still expected to perform at the Boardmasters surfing and music festival in Newquay, Cornwall, in August.
According to reports in The Times, the BBC's director of music Lorna Clarke was among a group of senior staff who have stepped back from their day-to-day roles after controversy over the broadcaster's decision to show Bob Vylan's set live.
Their Glastonbury Festival set came directly before Irish rap trio Kneecap performed on the West Holts Stage.
The group, made up of Liam Og O hAnnaidh, JJ O Dochartaigh and Naoise O Caireallain, are also seeing their Glastonbury set investigated by police.
Their performance saw one of the band's members joke that fans should 'start a riot' outside his bandmate's upcoming court appearance, and led crowds in chants of 'F*** Keir Starmer', after the British Prime Minister claimed their appearance at the festival was 'not appropriate'.
O hAnnaidh, who performs as Mo Chara, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in June charged with a terror offence and will return next month.
Formed in 2017, Bob Vylan are known for addressing political issues in their albums including racism, masculinity and class.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Spectator
2 hours ago
- Spectator
What a slippery, hateful toad Fred Goodwin was
Make It Happen is a portrait of a bullying control freak, Fred Goodwin, who turned RBS into the largest bank in the world until it came crashing down in 2008. Fred the Shred's character makes him a tough subject for a drama. His morning meetings were called 'morning beatings' by terrified staff. He ordered executives to pitch him an idea in the time it took him to eat a banana. Inciting arguments between staff amused him and he once sacked an employee for saying 'I tried' instead of 'I succeeded'. He was obsessed with colours and fabrics and he personally oversaw the design of the carpets and even the handwash at the bank's headquarters. But James Graham's play offers us very few clues about the origins of his character flaws. We learn nothing of Goodwin's childhood or his family, and his romantic side is confined to a hasty fling with a female employee. All we see are the outward workings of his soul. And it's ugly. It's also suburban. He's just another corporate hyena who happens to roam across an exceptionally broad hunting ground. As a person he's as much fun as a Dalek. The story is told through his relationship with the upbeat Alistair Darling and the morose, brooding Gordon Brown (Andy Clark) whose personality seems eerily similar to Goodwin's. At times, Brown threatens to take over the drama. Lurking in Goodwin's office is the spirit of his mentor, Adam Smith, played by Brian Cox. It's hard to play a ghost on stage because the undead have no stake in real-life events, and Cox portrays him as an amusingly cantankerous buffer who reacts with outrage when he learns that his legacy has been misappropriated by greedy bankers. He wants them to read his other book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, but Goodwin has never heard of it. Cox works well with the excellent Sandy Grierson who plays Goodwin as a slippery, hateful toad. The script is a little over-busy and it keeps flitting from one genre to another. Bits of history give way to snatches of drama and dance routines. There are communal songs, displays of video graphics and amusing props for parodies of TV game shows. But it seems perfunctory rather than dazzling. The production feels like a town-hall pageant designed to give employment to every artisan and mummer in the district. The level of ambition is low and the actors have to deal with a scruffy set composed of platforms, wooden steps and boxy angular backdrops. Lazy work. The crowd in Edinburgh seemed to like this show without loving it. That's about right. Palestine: Peace de Resistance is a one-man cabaret by Sami Abu Wardeh who was brought to Britain from Kuwait as a kid and raised in Battersea. His Palestinian father taught him Arabic and he learned English from his Liverpudlian mum. He's a gifted performer with lots of personality and he uses the conflict in Gaza as a pretext to showcase his many talents. He dances, sings, plays the guitar and does pretty good bird impressions too. His parody of a Spanish flamenco artiste is spot-on. He links his material very tenuously to a history of anti-colonial uprisings across the world but he says little about Palestine itself, except 'free Palestine'. Britain seems to infuriate him. So does British history. 'I am here because you were there,' he yells accusingly at the crowd, finding them guilty of actions committed before they were born by governments they didn't elect. Sami is luckier than most because he has the option of settling overseas in a region more closely aligned with his outlook. But he prefers Britain. Good for him. Another professional malcontent, Katie Boyle, recounts her tribulations as a white migrant in America. She dislikes her mother, Catholicism and Ireland where she was born and raised. She moves to America where she dislikes Republicans, Texas and Arizona which 'is full of coloniser energy'. Right-wing Americans amuse her because 'they hate gay people even though they dress like them'. This is a puzzling production. The title refers to Roe vs Wade which suggests a show about the politics and morality of abortion. Instead, it's a list of incoherent grievances. With Donald Trump's second inauguration, Boyle foresees America 'sinking into fascism'. At the very same moment she applies for US citizenship. Is she complicit in the political trend she affects to disparage? Better not ask. Another political tribunal at Monkeypox Gospel. A camp New Yorker, Ngofeen Mputubwele, finds Belgium guilty of spreading the disease across the world. He tells us that monkeypox was incubated in the Congo by hungry locals whose diet of bushmeat caused the virus to develop. The first case was recorded in 1970. The Belgians, he adds, withdrew from the Congo 1960. His accusation doesn't quite add up. Maybe no one will notice.
Scottish Sun
2 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Madonna looks sensational as she poses in boa and stockings for sexy shoot days before 67th birthday
Madonna is planning to celebrate her birthday with 29-year-old boyfriend Akeem Morris TAKE A BOA Madonna looks sensational as she poses in boa and stockings for sexy shoot days before 67th birthday Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MADONNA goes hell for feather — posing in a boa and stockings days before turning 67. The Queen of Pop also crawled on all fours in jewellery and towering heels for a racy shoot. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 Madonna posed in a boa and stockings days before turning 67 Credit: Instagram 5 The singer also crawled on all fours in jewellery and towering heels for a racy shoot Credit: Instagram She is working on her 15th studio album — a sequel to 2005's Confessions on a Dance Floor — which will be her first since 2019's Madame X. Madonna is expected to go on hols with boyfriend Akeem Morris, 29, for her birthday next week. Last year she celebrated in Pompeii. Other birthdays have included trips to Lisbon and Sicily. Meanwhile, Madonna has spent the past few years working on a movie about her life. Actress Julia Garner was lined up to play the Hung Up hitmaker in the film before it appeared to be left on the shelf over two years ago. Now it seems that plans have been re-imagined with Julia confirming last month she is still lined up to play the iconic popstar in a Netflix miniseries about her life. Madonna and Julia are working with filmmaker Shawn Levy on the project, which is in the early stages of development. Confirming that the project was still happening, despite the uncertainty, Julia told the SmartLess podcast: 'Yeah, I mean, that's supposed to still happen." However, she did appear to hint that the project may still be far off hitting screens as she affirmed that "anything that's great, takes time". Madonna, 66, shows off bra under sheer top as she gyrates with boyfriend Akeem Morris at his 29th birthday party 5 Madonna turns 67 in just over a week Credit: Instagram 5 The singer is working on her 15th studio album Credit: Instagram
Scottish Sun
2 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Holly Willoughby shows off her messy beachy hair in white swimsuit on sunny Portugal holiday
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) HOLLY Willoughby was glowing and looked relaxed as she shared more snaps of her Portuguese getaway. The 44-year-old TV star looked joyful as she threw her hands up in the air aboard a boat at sea. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Holly Willoughby showed off her beachy blonde locks while on holiday Credit: Instagram 4 The TV star is having a sunny getaway in Portugal Credit: Instagram 4 Holly rose to fame as a presenter on ITV, including This Morning and Dancing on Ice Credit: Instagram Holly wore a vintage-inspired, plunging white swimsuit as her beach blonde hair laid tussled around her face. The former This Morning presenter completed the look with brown sunglasses and a wide smile on her sunny holiday. Holly captioned the post simply with three emojis including, the sun, a wave, and a beach umbrella. Her fans loved the carefree looked and complimented her in the comments of the Instagram post. "Gorgeous," wrote one person. A second commented: "Beautiful! X" And third posted: "What a gorgeous photo Holly!" Holly admitted to missing Oasis' huge gigs at Wembley in London while on holiday in Portugal. She donned a black strapless bikini and a matching bucket hat in a stunning black and white photo as she lamented the fact she was missing the historic concerts. The popular TV presenter, who could be seen standing in a garden, penned: 'When you're not in Wembley but your head is… have fun tonight if you're lucky enough to be going 🖤.' Shock moment Katherine Ryan jokes about Holly Willoughby's kidnap ordeal and Alison Hammond's weight live on stage After her holiday wraps up, it has been confirmed that Holly will be returning as a celebrity panellist on Stephen Mulhern's You Bet! On Tour. Holly was left without an ITV show for the first time this year when Dancing on Ice was axed but her one-off appearance on You Bet will see her back on screen. Visit our Holly Willoughby page for the latest updates As well as Holly, a whole host of famous faces will be appearing throughout the series run - which is expected to drop later this year. Big Brother hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best will appear on the series as will soap star brothers - Ryan and Adam Thomas.
